careful about the particular forums we choose to express ourselves in. i would have grave concerns about this kind of an interview, this kind of article in a magazine like gq because quite frankly, i would know what they re looking for is the kind of scandal or the kind of controversy, the kind of conversation we re having about it right now, so score one for the magazine. they got what they wanted. and it should be a kind of lesson for all christians in this context. wilson, as the national spokesperson for glaad, i can only imagine, and i have seen you all over our air. i know how you feel about the words this man chose, but how would you respond to what al just said? well, i would say that not all christians are supporting the views of phil robertson. there are many christians, more and more christians, actually, who support lgbt people and their families because they have lgbt people in their families. they know lgbt people. i invite al, i invite mr
just last week, we talked about it on the show. gay rights magazine the advocate has named pope francis person of the year. he said, who am i to judge. keep in mind, when not taping duck dynasty, they tour the country, they host bible studies. they say they re christianed before they re reality tv stars, but can they really be both? phil robertson, if you read this whole article in gq. he told the writer, we re bible thumpers who just happened to end up on television. let me open up this discussion here to we have wilson cruz, the national spokesperson for glaad, and al molar. both of you, welcome. i m glad to have both perspectives. al, i would love to begin with you. i presume you have read the articles and the comments that s phil made to gq. do you agree that this is crude, this is hateful stuff?
not put up with anyone speaking ill about us. here s the other thing. there was a time in our history when we couldn t actually speak up and say something about how we were being characterized. that is no longer today. when someone speaks about us in these ways, we will rise up. we will speak out. and the problem with some of these people on the other side is that they don t like that anymore. they want us to stay quiet, but we won t stay quiet when someone makes misogynists statements, racist statements the way mr. robertson did. that s not american. that s not christian. wilson cruz, thank you. al molar, thank you very much. coming up, moving off that and talking about, isn t the point of this, this is a reality show? to be as outrageous as possible? find out what really happens behind the scenes of the shows and the decisions made to get them on air. plus, we ll take a look at other celebrities whose comments have gotten them in deep, deep
mr. robertson to actually know us in our lives and our families and to actually meet young people who are now discovering their are and accepting they are lgbt and how these statements affect them and their lives. i m really concerned about the fact people will take these statements and actually use them as an excuse to act violence upon lgbt people. we see it all the time. that s what i m really worried about. to your point, let me quote this writer again, this conservative writer, because in the piece he said if you thought feathered got ruffled over chick-fil-a wait until duck dynasty fans tyke tattoo stree take to the streets. i am one of those fans. al, what would your message be to those fans who, there s a hashtag going around on twitter #standbyphil. this could further galvanize this group. what would your message be to